Appeals

In addition to his trial practice, Josh is an experienced and successful appellate lawyer. He has argued and won appeals in federal and state courts across the country. Josh is admitted to practice in the United States Court of Appeals for the Second, Third, Fifth, and D.C. Circuits. Here are some of Josh’s successful appeals:

• Ezekwo v. Quirk, 784 Fed. App’x 79 (3d Cir. 2019) (reversed and remanded for hearing on whether an enforceable settlement had been reached).

• Hughes v. City of New York, 680 Fed. App’x 8 (2d Cir. 2017) (reversed motion to dismiss First Amendment retaliation claim).

• Brown v. City of New York, 798 F.3d 94 (2d Cir. 2015) (reversed summary judgment and remanded excessive force claim for trial).

• Mitchell v. City of New York, 841 F.3d 72 (2d Cir. 2016) (on the briefs) (reversed summary judgment on false trespass arrests).

• People v. Taylor, 15 N.Y.3d 518 (2010) (on the briefs) (won reversal of depraved indifference murder conviction).

• People v. Phillips, 124 A.D.3d 493 (1st Dep’t 2015) (won sentence reduction for arson conviction).

• Matter of Mitchell v. City of New York, 134 A.D.3d 941 (2d Dep’t 2015) (reversed denial of late notice of claim petition for false arrest)